感恩节为什么要吃火鸡?DEMYSTIFIED: Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? | Encyclopaedia Britannica

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每年11月第四个星期四是感恩节,这是美国人民独创的一个节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。在感恩节的餐桌上,火鸡是必不可少的,这是为什么呢?感恩节吃火鸡有什么特别含义吗?

For a lot of Americans, the best thing about Thanksgiving is the food.

And no Thanksgiving meal is complete withoutthat's rightturkey!

But why turkey, exactly?

How did this strange bird come to dominate the dinner table?

Well, turkeys have a lot going for them.

For one thing, they're bigbig enough to feed a family.

For another, they're not usually raised for their eggs like chickens are.

In the old days, that meant that turkeys were more ...expendable.

Which in turn made turkey meat relatively cheap.

The fact that wild turkeys are native to North America made them a natural choice to be served at early Thanksgiving celebrations.

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